At the NCRA Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Technology Evaluation Committee member Sandy VanderPol took to the show floor with a video camera to…
Posts published in August 2013
As I was working as a reporter for a new trial recently, I had a scopist reviewing my realtime through Connection Magic. After I gave her…
When I am preparing for a trial, I do a number of things to make my realtime better. I go to the law firms’ websites and…
On July 11, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed into law legislation that requires a CART provider or interpreter for all court cases where a…
The Aug. 25 Battle Creek (Mich.) Enquirer profiled NCRA’s immediate past president, Tami Smith Keenan, a court reporter working in the Calhoun County Circuit Court.…
The Aug. 24 Herald and Review, based in Decatur, Ill., featured an article on Macon County Circuit Court’s 10 reporters. According to the story, Presiding…
The Federal Communications Commission has extended the currently open comment period on closed captioning an additional 30 days. According to the FCC’s statement, the Telecommunications…
An opinion piece by freelance writer and journalism professor David R. Wheeler posted by CNN sheds light on why automatic voice recognition systems can never…
Orval Richard “Dick” “Poor Richard” Smith, retired court reporter, died Aug. 13, 2013. He served as president of the National Shorthand Reporters Association from 1973…
An Aug. 15 Associated Press article published in the Washington Post reported that the chief judges of trial courts in every state except Nevada told…
At the 2013 NCRA Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Dana Hayden (left) of Huntsville, Ark. won the 2013 Speed Contest. Deanna Boenau (center) of Sarasota, Fla., earned second…
At the 2013 NCRA Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Jo Ann Bryce of Castro Valley, Calif., won the Realtime Contest. Deanna C. Boenau of Sarasota, Fla., earned…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 13, 2013— The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF), the charitable arm of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10 2013 — The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters and captioners, today announced that…
NCRA and the Realtime Systems Administrator Committee would like to congratulate our 20 new NCRA Realtime Systems Administrators who passed the Realtime Systems Administrator Credentialing Exam at the 2013 NCRA Convention…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug 10, 2013—The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF), the charitable arm of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization representing…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2013—The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF), the charitable arm of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization representing…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., — Ellie Corbett Hannum, RMR, CMRS, of Unionville, Pa., a veteran member and court reporter for more than 33 years, was presented with NCRA’s…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 9, 2013 — The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters and captioners, today announced that…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – NCRA members voted on six amendments to the association’s Constitution and Bylaws during the organization’s 2013 Annual Business Meeting at the 2013…